and Pam Baldwin, United Vision for Idaho. 
And a super special thank you to
Angela Bradford and Dirk Slater of the Welfare Law Center for their outstanding support of this event.
We'd also like to thank and recognize
our speakers, Ellen Ryan, a long time activist in the fight for social justice, Dirk Slater for the wonderful presentation on the world of technology, Judy Brown, economist from Idaho, for her helpful presentation on the economy in the west, and Chris Tilly, author of
Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits, Women's Work and Women's Poverty, for his inspiring keynote address.
   If you would like more information on the Summit or would like to be involved in the regional campaign, please call WEEL at 406-543-2530 or 1-888-543-2530.  We look
forward to talking with you.  (Note - you may also email weel@marsweb.com or totema@montana.com)

Thank You To Our
Supporters
WEEL would like to thank the
following supporters:
Public  Welfare Foundation for their
generous grant of $30,000 awarded for
general support.
The Jewish Fund for Justice, for it's
general support grant of $7,500, and to the
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
for their grant of $10,000
for Technical Assistance.
And to the following foundations, who's
support for the Welfare Activists Summit provided scholarships for 45 low-income
activists and their children to attend
the summit:
French American Charitable Trusts
Jewish Fund for Justice
MS. Foundation
Montana Community Foundation
Needmor Fund
Public Welfare Foundation
Western States Center
Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program